Wash-board



(ModeL) G. M. PRICE.

WASH BOARD.

No. 451,844. Patented May 5, 1891.

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GEORGE M. PRICE, OF RUTLAND, OHIO.

WASH-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,844, dated May 5, 1891.

Application filed May 24, 1890. $erial No. 353,092. (ModeL) To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. PRICE, of Rutland, in the county of Meigs and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vash-Boards; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wash-boards; and it consists in the particular construction which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a wash-board of the construction hereinafter shown and described, for the purposes specified.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective of a wash-board which embodies my invention.

B indicates the board proper, which is composed of a slab of glass, earthenware, stone, or any other suitable substance, and may have corrugations upon one or both sides thereof, as may be desired, which form the rubbingsurface. This slab is provided with longi-' tudinal grooves along its edge upon opposite sides, in which are placed the Wires O. The lower ends of the wires are twisted into legs, as shown, extend upward in said grooves, and have their ends secured to the cross-board I.

In the upper end of the slab is formeda soaptray G of any size and form desired.--

WVhile I here show the corrugations which form the rubbing-surfaces not extending to the edge of the slab, I do not desire to limit myself to that construction, as it will be readily understood that they may extend entirely to the edge without departing from the spirit of my invention. So, also, instead of extend ing the slab above the rubbing-surface and forming in it a soap-tray, as shown, this upper portion may be formed of wood or other material, as will be readily understood. By means of this construction I produce a Washboard very simple, cheap to manufacture, and which is practically indestructible.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A wash-board consisting of a slab having a rubbing-surface, a board extending across its top, and the Wires which pass upon opposite sides thereof near its edges, having their upper ends secured to the said board and their lower ends twisted together to form legs, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. PRICE. 

